site.btaWeightlifter Karlos Nasar Wins Second Gold for Bulgaria at Olympics

Bulgarian weightlifter Karlos Nasar won the 89kg title in his Olympic debut at the Paris Games on Friday. This victory marked Bulgaria's second gold medal at the event. Tashkent 2021 world champion and two-time European champion Nasar set a world record in the combined lift, with a total of 404kg. He lifted 180kg, matching the International Weightlifting Federation's Olympic standard, and then 224kg in the clean and jerk, surpassing his own world record by 1kg. He surpassed the previous record of 396kg set by China's Li Daiyin in May 2023.